##key ; jay powell , another pitcher ; joe string ##fell ##ow played in the nfl ; professional basketball player george wilson other notable natives of the city include : susan akin who won the miss america beauty pageant in 1986 @ , @ james chan ##ey - one of the victims of the mississippi civil rights workers murders in 1964 @ , @ fred and al key , known as " the flying keys " - holders of the world flight endurance record - are meridian natives . al key is also a former mayor of the city . fred phelps , leader of the west ##boro baptist church , = = in popular culture = = = = = fictional characters = = = cullen bo
##key ; jay powell, another pitcher ; joe stringfellow played in the nfl ; professional basketball player george wilson other notable natives of the city include : susan akin who won the miss america beauty pageant in 1986 @, @ james chaney - one of the victims of the mississippi civil rights workers murders in 1964 @, @ fred and al key, known as " the flying keys " - holders of the world flight endurance record - are meridian natives. al key is also a former mayor of the city. fred phelps, leader of the westboro baptist church, = = in popular culture = = = = = fictional characters = = = cullen bo